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LPG drive for Renault Clio and Captur!

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LPG drive for Renault Clio and Captur!

Renault now offers the Clio and Captur again Autogas-Motorization TCe 100 LPG on. The bivalent drive can be used with both premium petrol and liquid gas (LPG = liquefied petroleum gas) and offers a number of advantages: In addition to fuel costs that are currently 38 percent lower than petrol, this includes up to eleven percent lower CO₂ emissions without loss of performance. Furthermore, the range with a full petrol or LPG tank is up to 1.000 kilometers (Clio TCe 100 LPG) or 1.100 kilometers (Captur TCe 100 LPG). All this at no extra cost compared to a comparable petrol version. There Renault equips the Clio and Captur models with LPG technology ex works, customers benefit from the same reliability as with conventionally powered vehicles. In addition, there is maintenance in the dense Renault dealer network and the unrestricted manufacturer's guarantee of two years with unlimited kilometers.

Benefits for the environment & fuel budget!

In LPG mode, the Clio TCe 100 LPG emits around ten percent and the Captur TCe 100 LPG around eleven percent less CO₂ than in petrol mode. In addition, the cleaner combustion process produces no soot particles and only low NOx emissions. Economic benefits add up to the environmental benefits: Renault offers Clio and Captur TCe 100 LPG with prices starting at €20.800 and €24.550 respectively. This makes them no more expensive than the Clio TCe 90 (combined total consumption: 5,3-5,2 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 121-118 g/km; values ​​according to WLTP) and Captur TCe 90 (combined total consumption: 6,0th .5,8-100 l/136 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 131-XNUMX g/km; values ​​according to WLTP) with pure petrol operation.

LPG drive for Renault Clio and Captur!

Despite the higher fuel requirement due to the lower energy density of LPG, the fuel costs per year for a mileage of 20.000 kilometers are reduced by up to €100 thanks to the lower price of LPG for the Clio TCe 350 LPG. With the Captur TCe 100 LPG can save up to 400 €. The calculation is based on a price for premium petrol of €1,77 per liter and for LPG of €1,09 per liter. Another plus: The maintenance costs and intervals of LPG vehicles correspond to those of petrol models.

Ranges of up to 1.100 kilometers

In addition to the 39-litre (Clio) or 48-litre (Captur) petrol tank, the LPG variants have an LPG reservoir made of high-strength steel with a capacity of 32 liters (Clio) or 40 liters (Captur) in the spare wheel well. Depending on the model, the two fuel tanks together enable a range of at least 1.000 kilometers, enough to drive from Hamburg to Zurich without refueling. A fill stop valve limits the filling of the liquid gas tank to 80 percent. There is also a non-return valve and a safety valve, so that the Clio and Captur TCe 100 LPG have unrestricted access to multi-storey and underground car parks.

LPG drive for Renault Clio and Captur!

With the help of a button on the instrument panel, you can switch from LPG to petrol mode at any time. The filler necks for both fuels are behind a flap, and the filling process for LPG itself only takes around two minutes. The trunk volume remains unchanged despite the second tank.

LPG drive for Renault Clio and Captur!

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